Probuphine implant predicted to ease buprenorphine maintenance
Probuphine, a subdermal buprenorphine implant <a href="http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm503719.htm?source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 27, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Respiratory exacerbations rate high in patients not meeting COPD criteria
The clinical definition of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may need to be revised, based on results from a multicenter observational study of 2,736 individuals.
Respiratory symptoms of... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 27, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Why access to public bathrooms matters
Going to the movies is something I have always enjoyed. What I don’t always enjoy is waiting in line to use the bathroom after the movie is over and invariably picking a stall that has run out of... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 26, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
ACLU sues CMS over reproductive care complaints
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is asking a federal court to compel the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to turn over complaints about Catholic hospitals that have allegedly... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 26, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Age influences ED visits for mental health among American Indian children
Age plays an influential role in the number of emergency department (ED) visits for mental health concerns among American Indian children, according to Wyatt J. Pickner and his associates.
The... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 26, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
HIV patients less likely to receive cancer treatment
The U.S. has made great progress treating people who are infected with HIV, but if they get cancer they’re less likely to get the care they need, a recent study found.
Researchers examined treatment... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 26, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Age, lower baseline ALC increase dimethyl fumarate lymphopenia risk
VANCOUVER – The risk of dimethyl fumarate lymphopenia – and perhaps progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy – is greatest in patients 60 years or older and those with baseline absolute lymphocyte... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 26, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Ocrelizumab bests interferon for relapsing MS at 2 years
VANCOUVER – Ocrelizumab, a B-cell depleting humanized monoclonal antibody being developed by Hoffman–La Roche, consistently outperformed interferon beta-1a (Rebif) for relapsing multiple sclerosis in... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 25, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Lebrikizumab boosts lung function in asthma
LOS ANGELES – The investigational interleukin-13 inhibitor lebrikizumab provides a clinically meaningful improvement in measures of lung function within 1 week after the first dose in patients with... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 24, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Ontario’s infant rotavirus immunization program found effective
A publicly-funded rotavirus (RV) immunization program designed to prevent hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits for RV-specific acute gastroenteritis (AGE) has shown remarkable... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 24, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Pregnancy alters pharmacodynamics of infliximab, adalimumab in women with IBD
SAN DIEGO – Blood levels of infliximab rose during pregnancy, while adalimumab levels remained stable, even after researchers accounted for changes in albumin, body mass index, and C-reactive protein... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 24, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Sponge-on-a-string could move Barrett’s screening from GI lab to primary care
SAN DIEGO – A quick, inexpensive, and well-tolerated sponge-on-a-string esophageal biopsy, combined with methylated DNA analysis, discriminated Barrett’s esophagus from normal tissue with perfect... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 24, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Colorectal cancer threatens younger people
The rate of colorectal cancer diagnosis has risen in younger patients, with later-stage tumors predominant, according to findings from a study based on the large National Cancer Database.
Over a... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 24, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Mental health of transgender youth
There has been quite a bit of discussion and controversy lately about transgender individuals. The debate has extended to the diagnosis itself and whether it should be maintained as an official... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 24, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Oklahoma governor vetoes anti-abortion bill, South Carolina measure lingers
In a surprising move, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) vetoed a controversial bill that would have made performing an abortion a felony in the state.
The governor, known for her stanch anti-abortion... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 24, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
